This week the VPRO screened a documentary in which attention was given to albinos in Burkina Faso. In the programme ´Sun worshippers´ the reporters from Metropolis TV set out to discover the significance of the sun in various cultures.

In Spain they discovered a Netherlander who lay n the full sun for four hours a day. However there was also attention for sun-haters. Joseph in Burkina Faso is an albino and often does not have enough money for sun block.. In the documentary he can  be seen buying a bottle of sun block for €6.25 This is a great deal of money for Joseph as he can’t earn that much in a week. However now and then he buys some anyway to protect his vulnerable skin. Stichting Afrikaanse Albino´s is also active in Burkina Faso, but unfortunately as yet Joseph is not receiving the free sun block provided by our foundation.

View sun worshippers from Metropolis TV

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